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Paediatric Physiotherapist Employment Contract UK

Set developmentally appropriate rehabilitation for children and young people across family, education and healthcare settings.

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Working hours

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Holiday entitlement

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When to use this contract

Deliver child-centred assessments, play-based rehabilitation, and family and education guidance.

Workplace context: Clinic, therapy, diagnostic, community or approved patient-facing areas.

What makes this role different

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering safeguarding. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering family consent. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering community travel. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering paediatric equipment. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering HCPC standards where applicable.

Not a fit / obtain specialist advice

Recheck the role or obtain appropriate advice if the work would exceed these maintained authority boundaries: The physio treats within competence; diagnosis, safeguarding outcomes and funding decisions follow relevant pathways. Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

What to prepare before you issue it

  • the ages diagnoses and complexity accepted
  • the clinic school home or hospital settings
  • the consent assent and family-involvement process
  • the safeguarding and lone-working arrangements
  • the specialist equipment and handling resources
  • the education health and referral pathways

Day-to-day operating brief

What Paediatric Physiotherapist (Children) work looks like in practice

A paediatric physiotherapist supports movement and participation through developmentally appropriate assessment, play and family coaching. Terms should cover safeguarding, consent, school or home visits, specialist equipment and multidisciplinary work. Children's equipment requires review as growth and function change. The record should identify who checks fit, how families report problems and what happens while replacement is awaited.

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

  • Assess movement development and functional participation.
  • Agree child-centred goals with appropriate involvement.
  • Deliver age-appropriate therapy and home programmes.
  • Coordinate equipment and multidisciplinary recommendations.
  • Maintain accurate consent and clinical records.
  • Recognise and escalate safeguarding concerns.

A realistic working scenario

A child resists a planned handling technique. The physio pauses, adapts communication and involves the family without forcing participation.

Outputs to agree

  • child-centred assessments
  • play-based rehabilitation
  • family and education guidance

Records and evidence

  • Consent.
  • Development and function.
  • Programme.
  • Equipment and review.
  • Clinical notes.
  • Assessment records.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Clinical Lead, Therapy Lead, Service Manager or Practice Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

  • The physio treats within competence; diagnosis, safeguarding outcomes and funding decisions follow relevant pathways.
  • Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Tools and systems

  • Clinical systems.
  • Patient record systems.
  • Therapy or diagnostic equipment where authorised.
  • Secure clinical communication tools.
  • Incident reporting systems.

Workplace context

  • Clinic, therapy, diagnostic, community or approved patient-facing areas.

Training and certification

  • Complete employer-required safeguarding training.
  • Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Contract priorities

  • safeguarding
  • family consent
  • community travel
  • paediatric equipment

Information the employer should prepare

  • the ages diagnoses and complexity accepted
  • the clinic school home or hospital settings
  • the consent assent and family-involvement process
  • the safeguarding and lone-working arrangements
  • the specialist equipment and handling resources
  • the education health and referral pathways

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Work setting

Clinic, therapy, diagnostic, community or approved patient-facing areas.

Primary duties

  • Assess movement development and functional participation.
  • Agree child-centred goals with appropriate involvement.
  • Deliver age-appropriate therapy and home programmes.
  • Coordinate equipment and multidisciplinary recommendations.

Tools and training to confirm

  • Clinical systems.
  • Patient record systems.
  • Therapy or diagnostic equipment where authorised.
  • Secure clinical communication tools.

Governance focus

HCPC context where applicable. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering safeguarding. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering family consent. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering community travel.

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Paediatric Physiotherapist (Children) duties

Deliver child-centred assessments, play-based rehabilitation, and family and education guidance.

Assess movement development and functional participation. Agree child-centred goals with appropriate involvement. Deliver age-appropriate therapy and home programmes. Coordinate equipment and multidisciplinary recommendations. Maintain accurate consent and clinical records.

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The physio treats within competence; diagnosis, safeguarding outcomes and funding decisions follow relevant pathways.

Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering safeguarding.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering family consent.

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Frequently asked questions

Can school visits be required?

Yes, with travel, consent, safeguarding, school liaison and suitable space and equipment arrangements.

Who may receive progress information?

Share only necessary information with consent or another lawful basis through approved family and professional channels.

Who consents to paediatric physiotherapy treatment?

Apply the lawful consent and capacity framework to the particular child, recording parental involvement and the child's views appropriately.

Can therapy take place in a child's school?

Yes with school access, safeguarding, information-sharing, suitable space and responsibility during the session clearly arranged.

May parents be given a home exercise programme?

Yes after safe teaching and understanding checks, with realistic frequency, equipment and a route for reporting concerns.

How should a child refusing treatment be supported?

Pause, explore communication or comfort needs and review consent and benefit rather than using pressure to complete a session.

Who orders specialist paediatric equipment?

Use the relevant assessment and funding pathway, documenting specification, fitting, review and responsibility while an item is awaited.

Can the physio transport a child between settings?

Only where the contract, safeguarding, vehicle, insurance, consent and safe-transfer arrangements expressly support transport duties.

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